·       Feeding the Planet: An Evening with Alan Weisman

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The New York Academy of Sciences

Presented by Science & the City and The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Sciences

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How can we feed a rapidly growing population? Can technological innovations like the lab-grown burger actually help us avert disaster? Is it possible to understand—much less manage—the competing needs of complex systems like food supply chains? In his latest book, Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth, author Alan Weisman considers whether and how humans can sustainably thrive on Earth without crashing the global ecosystem. Traveling extensively to gather insights from a variety of cultural perspectives, Weisman pursues the concept of a future balance between us and the world.

Weisman is the author of several books, including the acclaimed The World Without Us. His work has been selected for many anthologies, including Best American Science Writing. An award-winning journalist, his reports have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Discover, Vanity Fair, Wilson Quarterly, Mother Jones, and Orion, and on NPR.

Reception and book-signing to follow.

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CUNY School of Public Health

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